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obama gathered on the south lawn of the white house. a bell tolled three times at 8:46 a.m., the moment the first hijacked plane struck the north tower in new york. then, a moment of silence. from there, the president took the short ride across the potomac to place a wreath for the 184 killed at the pentagon. several hundred people listened as mr. obama remembered the day's multiple shocks. >> even now all these years later, it is easy for those of us who lived through that day to close our eyes and to find ourselves back there. back here. back when grief crashed over us like an awful wave, when americans everywhere held each other tight. this is never an easy day, but it is especially difficult for all of you. the families of nearly 3,000 innocents who lost their lives. >> ifill: vice president biden echoed that sentiment in shanksville, pennsylvania. flight 93 crashed after its passengers fought back against the hijackers. >> my personal prayer for all of you is that in every succeeding year, you're able to sing more than you weep. ma
obama gathered on the south lawn of the white house. a bell tolled three times at 8:46 a.m., the moment the first hijacked plane struck the north tower in new york. then, a moment of silence. from there, the president took the short ride across the potomac to place a wreath for the 184 killed at the pentagon. several hundred people listened as mr. obama remembered the day's multiple shocks. >> even now all these years later, it is easy for those of us who lived through that day to close...
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if obama would stand up to china. >> ifill: with its own tv ad charging obama is weak on trade against china. overthe weekend both candidates used dueling interviews on cbs's "60 minutes" to make their case. romney was pressed to provide specifics on economic policy. >> well, i can tell them specifically what my policy looks like. i will not raise taxes on middle-income folks. i will not lower the share of taxes paid by high-income individuals. and i will make sure that wee bring down rates, we limit deductions and exemptions so we can keep the code and we encourage growth in jobs. >> and the devil is in the details though. what are we talking about'? the mortgage deduction? the charitable deduction. >> the devil is in the details. the angell is in the policy which is creating more jobs. >> you have heard the criticism, i'm sure, that your campaign can be vague about things. i wonder if this isn't precisely one of those things. >> it's very much consistent with my experience as a governor. which is if you want to work together with people across the aisle, you lay out your principles a
if obama would stand up to china. >> ifill: with its own tv ad charging obama is weak on trade against china. overthe weekend both candidates used dueling interviews on cbs's "60 minutes" to make their case. romney was pressed to provide specifics on economic policy. >> well, i can tell them specifically what my policy looks like. i will not raise taxes on middle-income folks. i will not lower the share of taxes paid by high-income individuals. and i will make sure that...
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president obama has said he wants to prevent iran from getting nuclear weapons. but what does that mean in practice? and what the prime minister d today was say that for israel it's not the weapon that matters it is stopping them earlier than that. there's a point in the enrichment process that we have to stop them which injects clarity into the debate about the overall objective. >> woodruff: so you're saying there was something new there? >> i think it's very useful that he helped clarify the israeli view that the definition of prevention, of stopping a nuclear weapon does not mean just before you turn the screw on the final device. it has to be to be effective it has to mean earlier in the enrichment process. >> woodruff: why is that significant? you started out saying you didn't hear anything new but maybe that is? >> we've been hearing about red lines for quite some time from the prime minister and he hasn't specified exactly what it is. it's been clear to all that uranium ren itchment is the long poll in the tent. but i think he still left vague as to wheth
president obama has said he wants to prevent iran from getting nuclear weapons. but what does that mean in practice? and what the prime minister d today was say that for israel it's not the weapon that matters it is stopping them earlier than that. there's a point in the enrichment process that we have to stop them which injects clarity into the debate about the overall objective. >> woodruff: so you're saying there was something new there? >> i think it's very useful that he helped...
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i think obama is probably drawn that into question. i think it would be hard to do it over the explicit and firmly expressed advice of the american president. so in the short term, i think it probably reduces the risk. but the effect will wear off in a few months. this is a meeting, you've said something events and other things will drive the process so it doesn't definitively exclude it. i'd say between now and the summer it's less likely than it was. >> ifill: jeff goldberg, how much of this tension that we see has to do with domestic politics in israel and domestic politics here? >> you know, one of the most interesting things in this interview i did with the president last week, he got most exercised when talking about his record on israel and the way that republicans, especially republican candidates for president are talking about it. he repeated this in his speech to apac. essentially saying, you know, giving a laund laundry list of things he's done for israel, all accurate, and saying at this point how could anyone possibly thi
i think obama is probably drawn that into question. i think it would be hard to do it over the explicit and firmly expressed advice of the american president. so in the short term, i think it probably reduces the risk. but the effect will wear off in a few months. this is a meeting, you've said something events and other things will drive the process so it doesn't definitively exclude it. i'd say between now and the summer it's less likely than it was. >> ifill: jeff goldberg, how much of...
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president obama issued a new appeal today to wean the nation from its dependence on oil. he said it would mean lower gas prices. the president spoke at a daimler truck plant in north carolina. he called again for developing american wind, solar and nuclear power and more efficient engines. >> sreenivasan: the president also urged congress to provide $1 billion in grants for cities to buy and use vehicles with advanced technologies. wall street rebounded today from tuesday's big losses. the dow jones industrial average gained 78 points to close at 12,837. the nasdaq rose 25 points to close at 2,935. in syria, the red crescent got into the devastated baba amr section, in the city of homs, a week after a government siege ended. the relief group said most civilians had fled the area. syrian state television broadcast video showing clean-up efforts there. the government claimed terror groups were behind the destruction. the u.n. humanitarian chief valerie amos was also allowed to visit baba amr, as she began a three-day mission to syria. in washington, pentagon leaders counsel
president obama issued a new appeal today to wean the nation from its dependence on oil. he said it would mean lower gas prices. the president spoke at a daimler truck plant in north carolina. he called again for developing american wind, solar and nuclear power and more efficient engines. >> sreenivasan: the president also urged congress to provide $1 billion in grants for cities to buy and use vehicles with advanced technologies. wall street rebounded today from tuesday's big losses....
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michelle obama's childhood home is in the 3rd district. police say 75 to 80% of the murders and shooting here are gang related. >> one of things we did early on was conduct a gang audit in all 23 districts in city. that information is given to district commander. one of things we focused on it is difficult to stop first shooting but we focus on subsequent shootings. one shootings can result in five or six additional shootings. >> reporter: when officers barbara jenkins and ameen mustfa are on patrol, they have all the information from the gang audit at their finger tips. the audit lists information on more 100,000 gang members, tracing their affiliations, listing past arrests. all the material is cross referenced so entering one name brings forth a wealth of material. that way, when trouble starts, police can figure who's involved and what will happen next. >> the gang audit has been an extremely important tool for field officers before we didn't have portable data terminals, now officer can put a name in computer and come up with a gang m
michelle obama's childhood home is in the 3rd district. police say 75 to 80% of the murders and shooting here are gang related. >> one of things we did early on was conduct a gang audit in all 23 districts in city. that information is given to district commander. one of things we focused on it is difficult to stop first shooting but we focus on subsequent shootings. one shootings can result in five or six additional shootings. >> reporter: when officers barbara jenkins and ameen...
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the goebel project is sort of in a problem and it would be what obama spends the next four years on. i have to say as someone critical of a lot of his domestic policies, i think he's been pretty good. he's certainly someone who has a very cautious, yo nuanced and prudent foreign policy. he does not try too simplify complicated issues and sometimes it's overly cautious but in mysterious times like these over-caution is not the worst of sins. >> brown: mark, he does-- the president that is-- still embroileded in the question of benghazi, and particularly focused on susan rice. >> he does. and one point david made i wanted to follow up on, and that is the arab spring has made it impossible for any leader-- mubarak could really ignore hamas. but now, given the arab spring and the democratization of policy, even though we see mr. morsi today sort of reversing that policy, proven both elected and unelected leaders can be dictatorial. that hamas got a preemence and prominence it had not had before in this showdown. we had tu nearby awe had egypt, we had turkey-- all basically endorsing much
the goebel project is sort of in a problem and it would be what obama spends the next four years on. i have to say as someone critical of a lot of his domestic policies, i think he's been pretty good. he's certainly someone who has a very cautious, yo nuanced and prudent foreign policy. he does not try too simplify complicated issues and sometimes it's overly cautious but in mysterious times like these over-caution is not the worst of sins. >> brown: mark, he does-- the president that...
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now of course that's because most of their money went for obama, i believe. service employees international union, around an 80% return on its investment. afscme, same thing. and environmental groups as well did quite well. so you had a much higher rate of return on the part of these liberal groups. again, i think part of what they did was they spent their money early. they really target third money. what we've always heard from political scientists is there's a point of diminishing return with big money. what you really need a threshold minimum to get your message out. and after that, more is not necessarily better. but i think that's part of what this election illustrate. >> woodruff: two things, matea, will we know eventually who all the whos, who gave money in this election 82 no, we won't think and i think that's a very important point. they do not have to disclose their donors and many don't have to report basic tax information until next spring or a year later at the earliest. they can put some pretty rudimentary information in the tax filing filings a
now of course that's because most of their money went for obama, i believe. service employees international union, around an 80% return on its investment. afscme, same thing. and environmental groups as well did quite well. so you had a much higher rate of return on the part of these liberal groups. again, i think part of what they did was they spent their money early. they really target third money. what we've always heard from political scientists is there's a point of diminishing return with...
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we've talked about how much more active president obama is online compared to mitt romney. here's some evidence. just looking at a period of less than two weeks in a single recent month. >> in june. >> in june. 29 twitter messages, just one for romney. a little more equal on facebook and youtube although the youtube president's team has posted twice as many videos as the romney side. he's been president for four years, he's had a big head start but it's a striking comparison. >> what it what it shows is that really the obama campaign values twitter and the obama campaign is on nine different platforms in addition to twitter, facebook and youtube. they're on tumbler and the other ones we've talked about on the program. >> instagram. >> and they also... you know, they really try to get reaction from people and get those people to post and to share that information. >> reaction meaning, like actually engaging them a two way conversation? >> one of the interesting things of this study you cannot just join the obama web site but they've carved it up from 18 different subgroups t
we've talked about how much more active president obama is online compared to mitt romney. here's some evidence. just looking at a period of less than two weeks in a single recent month. >> in june. >> in june. 29 twitter messages, just one for romney. a little more equal on facebook and youtube although the youtube president's team has posted twice as many videos as the romney side. he's been president for four years, he's had a big head start but it's a striking comparison....
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captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: president obama today pledged a thorough investigation of the weekend killings in afghanistan, calling them "outrageous and unnacceptable." good evening. i'm gwen ifill. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the newshour tonight, judy woodruff has the latest on the massacre, and what's known about the suspect. >> ifill: then, as gas prices head toward the four dollar mark and beyond, we assess what can be done to bring them down. >> suarez: in his third and final story from japan, miles o'brien looks at the concerns and confusion over food safety after the nuclear meltdown. >> in tokyo they are promoting produce grown in fukushima-- but they claim it is all tested for radiation. cesium readings are posted right beside the price. >> ifill: from our american graduate series, hari sreenivasan reports on a west virginia law that keeps students from getting driver's licenses if they fail to attend school. >> i like the idea of having motivation of doing good in order to get my license. >> suarez: and we close with a profile of a youn
captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: president obama today pledged a thorough investigation of the weekend killings in afghanistan, calling them "outrageous and unnacceptable." good evening. i'm gwen ifill. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the newshour tonight, judy woodruff has the latest on the massacre, and what's known about the suspect. >> ifill: then, as gas prices head toward the four dollar mark and beyond, we assess what can be done...
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he spoke in canada, ahead of a monday meeting with president obama. and to hari sreenivasan for what's on the newshour online. hari. >> sreenivasan: mark and david talk sports and politics on "the doubleheader." on "art beat," jeff spoke with the hosts of the first pbs online film festival. and tonight's edition of "need to know" goes back to ohio in advance of tuesday's primary. they revisit the stories of four people hit hard by the recession, and ask what they want from the presidential hopefuls. here's an excerpt. >> here in ohio, we've seen deep resilience in the face of real economic stress. >> i have to keep on moving on. >> reporter: and now with ohio's critical republican primary just days away, the most important state of all on super tuesday, some in the middle class remain unconvinced that any candidate from any party understands what's happened here. >> i don't think any politician can ever feel my pain. >> reporter: when we first met leanne chambers last september, she was following the same morning routine she followed for nearly a deca
he spoke in canada, ahead of a monday meeting with president obama. and to hari sreenivasan for what's on the newshour online. hari. >> sreenivasan: mark and david talk sports and politics on "the doubleheader." on "art beat," jeff spoke with the hosts of the first pbs online film festival. and tonight's edition of "need to know" goes back to ohio in advance of tuesday's primary. they revisit the stories of four people hit hard by the recession, and ask what...
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man most likely to be the country's next leader, vice president she gin-ping, who met with president obama today at the white house. >> ifill: and we look at the investigation into apple's labor practices in china, after reports of serious and deadly safety violations. >> brown: plus, the kids are home-- for good. paul solman reports on the new accordion family, as adult children come home to live. >> when i first moved home i would like six months and then you won't be here anymore. i feel like i'm getting complacent. >> ifill: ray suarez shows us basketball's latest shooting star, new york york knicks point guard jeremy lin. >> brown: and birds do it, bees do it, and you know the rest. poet tony hoagland takes a humorous look at the animal kingdom for some valentine's day verse. >> if i were a peacock, i would flex my muscles to spread the quills on my cinemax tail. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supp
man most likely to be the country's next leader, vice president she gin-ping, who met with president obama today at the white house. >> ifill: and we look at the investigation into apple's labor practices in china, after reports of serious and deadly safety violations. >> brown: plus, the kids are home-- for good. paul solman reports on the new accordion family, as adult children come home to live. >> when i first moved home i would like six months and then you won't be here...
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president obama has designated s.e.c. commissioner elisse walter to replace schapiro, effective december 14. in bangladesh, thousands of people protested today over a deadly fire at a factory that makes garments for american and other companies. at least 112 people died in the saturday night blaze on the outskirts of dhaka, the country's capital. today, crowds of textile workers demanded justice and improved conditions. they accused management of putting production quotas ahead of people's lives. . >> reporter: what the fire alarm was raised, our factory manager, quality manager, assistant production manager told us nothing is happening. go back to work. the next moment, flames of fire blew up. everybody died. everyone. how can we deal with this? >> sreenivasan: that factory has supplied clothing to wal-mart, ikea, and other western retailers. another fire broke out today at a second factory, also in dhaka. this time, no casualties were reported. members of the m-23 rebel force in eastern congo focused today on consolidat
president obama has designated s.e.c. commissioner elisse walter to replace schapiro, effective december 14. in bangladesh, thousands of people protested today over a deadly fire at a factory that makes garments for american and other companies. at least 112 people died in the saturday night blaze on the outskirts of dhaka, the country's capital. today, crowds of textile workers demanded justice and improved conditions. they accused management of putting production quotas ahead of people's...
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they had been run ago race that would be a referendum on president obama in which president obama would be found wanting. therefore his challenger would win. that has not i think been sufficient. it's become more of a choice election. that reflects a success by the obama folks in raising questions about governor romney. so he is now forced to make a stronger case for himself. and the problem with coming out with specifics, whether it's on economic policy or foreign policy, is that it gives more for your critics to pick at and criticize as well as giving americans a better sense of what you do in office. >> ifill: so we can assume that the people in chicago, the obama folks are just kicked back, happy about this, got it in the bag, right? >> not quite. . although i think they feel... clearly they feel better than they did before the conventions. i think their belief is they have now a more solid lead. however small it may be. it is a more solid lead than they had going into the conventions. i think they also think that this race will tighten further. they know the pitfalls ahead with the
they had been run ago race that would be a referendum on president obama in which president obama would be found wanting. therefore his challenger would win. that has not i think been sufficient. it's become more of a choice election. that reflects a success by the obama folks in raising questions about governor romney. so he is now forced to make a stronger case for himself. and the problem with coming out with specifics, whether it's on economic policy or foreign policy, is that it gives more...
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you've also been talking to the obama camp in chicago. there s there a chance they'll take a moment to sell health care reform in the country? >> you heard what the president said when he talked about stories of health care reform saying it's not about the politics but the people behind it. that was the message communicated to the campaign volunteers. they had an all staff meeting in chicago. people described it as emotional and people really wanted to start telling the stories of people helped by health care reform. you'll see a lot of that on television, certainly on the internet, youtube videos, that thing. and michelle obama is the first campaign... first person on the campaign trail. she did an event in memphis and she said "get the details of health care reform. help people understand what's in it. she went through line by line and talked about the things in it. that will be the new type of message communication here for them. >> woodruff: just quickly, a sense that conservatives energized by this? >> you're seeing it not just from
you've also been talking to the obama camp in chicago. there s there a chance they'll take a moment to sell health care reform in the country? >> you heard what the president said when he talked about stories of health care reform saying it's not about the politics but the people behind it. that was the message communicated to the campaign volunteers. they had an all staff meeting in chicago. people described it as emotional and people really wanted to start telling the stories of people...
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back in the south, newt gingrich focused on president obama and gas prices. today at a gulf coast energy summit in biloxi mississippi. >> the president is trapped. on the one hand he does believe in a green energy high technology very expensive energy get away from all fossil fuel theory of life. on the other hand he is faced with americans who drive trucks and cars which rely on fossil fuels. >> woodruff: as gas prices keep rising, a new abc "washington post" poll showed the president's approval dipping below 50% again. at the white house spokesman jay carney played down the finding. >> the president and the administration is not focused on polling data. we are obviously aware that americans are paying a very high price when they fill up their gas tanks. and the president is focused on that and concerned about it. and understands the kind of impact that has on hard working american families who are trying to make ends meet. >> woodruff: the rising price of gas increasingly shapes up as an issue this fall but for now the republican hopefuls were mainly focuse
back in the south, newt gingrich focused on president obama and gas prices. today at a gulf coast energy summit in biloxi mississippi. >> the president is trapped. on the one hand he does believe in a green energy high technology very expensive energy get away from all fossil fuel theory of life. on the other hand he is faced with americans who drive trucks and cars which rely on fossil fuels. >> woodruff: as gas prices keep rising, a new abc "washington post" poll showed...
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obama in november. he and the rest of the republican field face their next test in arizona and michigan tuesday. >> brown: still to come on the "newshour": sectarian violence in iraq; learning lessons online; the politics of the abortion fight and the failures at a west virginia mine. but first, the other news of the day. here's kwame holman. >> holman: there was new violence in afghanistan today over the burning of korans at a u.s. base. riots broke out across the country for a third day, and five people were killed. hundreds of demonstrators also tried to storm a u.s. military site. at one protest, a man dressed as an afghan soldier shot and killed two american soldiers. meanwhile, president obama offered his sincere apologies in a letter to afghan president hamid karzai. new images of desperate conditions emerged today from the city of homs, in syria. forces loyal to president bashar assad kept up a fierce artillery barrage, despite world appeals to stop. we have a report narrated by jonathan miller
obama in november. he and the rest of the republican field face their next test in arizona and michigan tuesday. >> brown: still to come on the "newshour": sectarian violence in iraq; learning lessons online; the politics of the abortion fight and the failures at a west virginia mine. but first, the other news of the day. here's kwame holman. >> holman: there was new violence in afghanistan today over the burning of korans at a u.s. base. riots broke out across the country...
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bush during the 2000 and voted for obama in 2008, some high income voters who didn't like what obama was saying about the $250,000 expending the bush tax cuts. i found voters who are saying i think i might go for mitt romney this year after voting for obama four years ago. the reason i wanted to talk to hispanic voters is because what's interesting and happening in the polls in colorado is as mitt romney is gaining among independentents you see obama widening his lead on latino voters. this is on the votes in black month about limiting deportation for young people. i wanted to go see if that has sort of ignited enthusiasm on hispanic voters and i was surprised to see not at all. i found voters who voted for the first time in 2008, really exspite to be a part of history and has been absolutely deflated and unexcited about what obama has done. when you talk to hispanic voters in colorado immigration is not the first thing that comes up at least in my conversations, it was the economy. and on that, they're just as disappointed as what you hear from other voters. >> you're in iowa tonigh
bush during the 2000 and voted for obama in 2008, some high income voters who didn't like what obama was saying about the $250,000 expending the bush tax cuts. i found voters who are saying i think i might go for mitt romney this year after voting for obama four years ago. the reason i wanted to talk to hispanic voters is because what's interesting and happening in the polls in colorado is as mitt romney is gaining among independentents you see obama widening his lead on latino voters. this is...
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president obama's health care for the nation is. and to the degree that they can make this a debate about obama's law not romney's massachusetts experiment they will. >> woodruff: so they changed their mind. and what provoked the change of mind? what happened? >> because most of the conservatives on the ballot and raising money and contributing to romney want this to be a mandate election on health care and taxation. republicans believe that once you take the health care law and the mandate-- which was unpopular in the polls already-- and add a taxing provision to it as the supreme court said, you put two things together that benefit republicans generally. the mandate is unpopular and if it's called a tax, republicans on the political wing believe that's a double victory so romney has moved from "penalty" to "tax" largely to reflect that ideological perspective. >> woodruff: major, how does this criticism we're seeing, we saw the "wall street journal" lead editorial today and otherings like rupert murdoch saying they're dissatisfied
president obama's health care for the nation is. and to the degree that they can make this a debate about obama's law not romney's massachusetts experiment they will. >> woodruff: so they changed their mind. and what provoked the change of mind? what happened? >> because most of the conservatives on the ballot and raising money and contributing to romney want this to be a mandate election on health care and taxation. republicans believe that once you take the health care law and the...
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president obama was in henderson, nevada, getting ready. last night he tried to lower expectations for himself at a rally in las vegas. >> i know folks in the media are speculating already on who is going to have the best zingers. >> you are! i don't know about that. who is going to put the the most points on the board. >> you are! no, no, governor romney is a good debater. i'm just okay. >> woodruff: by contrast a prominent romney supporting was out hyping his candidate's debating skills. new jersey governor chris christie on cbs's face the nation yesterday. >> i've seen mitt romney do this before. he's going to come in wednesday night and lay out his vision for america. he's going to contrast what his view is and what the president's record is. and the president's view for the future. this whole race is going to be turned upsidedown come thursday morning. >> woodruff: like wise president obama's senior advisor david pluf offerd this assessment on nbc's meet the press. >> challengers tend to benefit from debates. we've expected all along t
president obama was in henderson, nevada, getting ready. last night he tried to lower expectations for himself at a rally in las vegas. >> i know folks in the media are speculating already on who is going to have the best zingers. >> you are! i don't know about that. who is going to put the the most points on the board. >> you are! no, no, governor romney is a good debater. i'm just okay. >> woodruff: by contrast a prominent romney supporting was out hyping his...
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president obama did talk about climate change in his election night speech. there are signs that he thinks about this as kind of a legacy issue. he's someone who cares a lot about his legacy. this would be sort of a decade, century-long issue that would cement his place. >> ifill: we'll see what he does next, if anything. thank you so much. >> thanks for having me. >> brown: again, the major developments of the day: house republicans made a counter-offer on how to avoid the "fiscal cliff." it calls for $2.2 trillion in savings over ten years, but no hike in tax rates. and the u.n. announced it's pulling nonessential international staffers from syria, while u.s. officials warned the syrian government not to use chemical weapons on its people. online, an update to a law in saudi arabia renews a debate about male guardianship. hari sreenivasan has more. >> sreenivasan: now whenever a saudi woman leaves the country, her husband or father receives a text message. the recent changes to the long- held system of male guardianship sparked outrage on twitter recently.
president obama did talk about climate change in his election night speech. there are signs that he thinks about this as kind of a legacy issue. he's someone who cares a lot about his legacy. this would be sort of a decade, century-long issue that would cement his place. >> ifill: we'll see what he does next, if anything. thank you so much. >> thanks for having me. >> brown: again, the major developments of the day: house republicans made a counter-offer on how to avoid the...
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obama and romney seem to be sort of rhetorical twins here. the reason exactly mo is right is because we are fighting this on minute-to-minute hour-by hour because there is a lacking overvision so tactics are winning the day. it's win or lose every single day. >> ifill: is he right, snow does it work? are you one of the strategists who thinks it does work? if it doesn't-- or if it does-- are you running the risk of alienating voters? >> yeah, i guess it's all in the definition of what a negative campaign is, right? i mean, i actually am one of those people that believe talking about your record and talking about your opponent's record is... it works, it's necessary and it's good for the process. >> pelley: "liar," "unhinged"? >> but when it gets past the difference in vision, when it gets past the difference in policy and it starts get to personal character assassination that's when the rails come off and you run the risk of hurting your own candidate and alienating voters. >> ifill: what was vice president biden doing last night with that unc
obama and romney seem to be sort of rhetorical twins here. the reason exactly mo is right is because we are fighting this on minute-to-minute hour-by hour because there is a lacking overvision so tactics are winning the day. it's win or lose every single day. >> ifill: is he right, snow does it work? are you one of the strategists who thinks it does work? if it doesn't-- or if it does-- are you running the risk of alienating voters? >> yeah, i guess it's all in the definition of...
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later that same day president obama talked of an act of terror. i'm confident that the senior administration officials who spoke to this issue and the intelligence committee experts on whom they relied acted in good faith throughout this period. their focus was on trying to be >> reporter: republican dana rohrabacher of california shot back that the administration is in effect trying to rewrite history. >> i'm sorry mister ambassador but your statement that the president and secretary clinton made clear that it was a terrorist attack right afterwards is not true. it's not accurate. i mean the president and high level officials of this administration immediately after the attack and for days afterwards kept talking an overwhelming part of their discussion dealt with movie rage about muslims being upset about portraying mohamed in a bad way in some movie on youtube. >> reporter: democrats dismissed the focus on rice's remarks. gary ackerman of new york said congress has become a partisan bickering bunch of grousing old people. >> trying to quibble a
later that same day president obama talked of an act of terror. i'm confident that the senior administration officials who spoke to this issue and the intelligence committee experts on whom they relied acted in good faith throughout this period. their focus was on trying to be >> reporter: republican dana rohrabacher of california shot back that the administration is in effect trying to rewrite history. >> i'm sorry mister ambassador but your statement that the president and...
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see obama's character rise. they are both good ads. >> the romney ad was a better ad conceptually rather than in execution. the tone was good at first. you get 10% of people voting for barack obama in 2008 they are giving people permission to vote rather than not vote. in the midst e middle it becamea republican talking points. >>woodruff: more in sadness. >>. >> it's more in sadness than anger. th>> the best obama ads are whee he is no speaking directly intoe camera. >> that is a good ad where he talks about the contrast of two messages. messages. >>woodruff: we'll show that next week as well as a romney ad. sweet talk david brooks and mark shield. thank you both. >> warner: and to china, where a high-stakes crime and politics story continues to unfold. the wife of an ousted communist party official has been charged with homicide. the news came in thursday's evening's news broadcast from state-run cctv. gu kailai, seen here with her charismatic then-popular politician husband bo xilai, is to be tried for the mu
see obama's character rise. they are both good ads. >> the romney ad was a better ad conceptually rather than in execution. the tone was good at first. you get 10% of people voting for barack obama in 2008 they are giving people permission to vote rather than not vote. in the midst e middle it becamea republican talking points. >>woodruff: more in sadness. >>. >> it's more in sadness than anger. th>> the best obama ads are whee he is no speaking directly intoe...
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obama addressed the veterans of foreign wars convention in reno, nevada. he warned that major defense cuts are looming at year's end, if congress can't agree on deficit cuts. and he said the blame lies with republicans. >> they would rather protect tax cuts for some of the wealthiest americans even if it risks big cuts in our military. i've got to tell you, v.f.w., i disagree. if the choice is between tax cuts that the wealthiest americans don't need and funding our troops that they definitely need to keep our country strong, i will stand with our troops every single time. ( applause ) >> sreenivasan: romney will speak to the v.f.w. tomorrow. markets around the world were jumpy today on fears that spain is sliding ever closer to a bailout. spanish banks already have a deal for international aid, but the government may need one, too, as it struggles to deal with its debts. worries about the situation pushed wall street lower. the dow jones industrial average lost 101 points to close at 12,721. the nasdaq fell 35 points to close at 2890. the u.s. stepped up
obama addressed the veterans of foreign wars convention in reno, nevada. he warned that major defense cuts are looming at year's end, if congress can't agree on deficit cuts. and he said the blame lies with republicans. >> they would rather protect tax cuts for some of the wealthiest americans even if it risks big cuts in our military. i've got to tell you, v.f.w., i disagree. if the choice is between tax cuts that the wealthiest americans don't need and funding our troops that they...
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i vote for obama? and-- and that is still a question for me. if i had to vote tomorrow, i'd probably vote for my mom. >> in 2008, my wife and i, we knocked on doors for president obama. she may be knocking on doors but i won't be walking those doors with her. i'm definitely not at that ple. >> warner: so are you saying you remain undecided? >> i'm married. ( laughter ) and i just make big decisions in my life in conjunction with discussions with my wife. and so i'm afraid at this point i have to say that i'm still undecide. >> warner: all this to say in pursuit of undecided voters, the two candidates still have more persuading to do. >> woodruff: and with us once again, as they've been every night for two weeks-- in tampa and in charlotte-- are shields and brooks. that's syndicated columnist mark shields and "new york times" columnist david brooks. gentlemen. i promise not to talk about your-- the circles under your eyes if you don't talk about the circles under mine. so these undecide motorth voters,
i vote for obama? and-- and that is still a question for me. if i had to vote tomorrow, i'd probably vote for my mom. >> in 2008, my wife and i, we knocked on doors for president obama. she may be knocking on doors but i won't be walking those doors with her. i'm definitely not at that ple. >> warner: so are you saying you remain undecided? >> i'm married. ( laughter ) and i just make big decisions in my life in conjunction with discussions with my wife. and so i'm afraid at...
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obama is sticking to his guns. and congressional democrats, like house minority leader nancy pelosi, welcomed the president's plan. >> elections have consequences. the president campaigned-- he made it very clear, he made it very clear that he was supporting a tax cut for the middle class, that he wanted the expiration of the tax cuts for the high end. and the american people know that debate, they voted for him. >> warner: still, despite all the tough talk, reporter todd zwillich of wnyc and public radio international says there's more movement behind the scenes than meets the eye. >> there does tend to be a pattern to how big negotiations like this go. the fact that they haven't reached an agreement yet doesn't mean they won't before christmas, doesn't mean they won't before new years. there is a value in doing some public posturing and trying to get the public and the media on your side in these negotiations. the speaker may be right, it may be a stalemate right now. but that doesn't mean a stalemate can't be br
obama is sticking to his guns. and congressional democrats, like house minority leader nancy pelosi, welcomed the president's plan. >> elections have consequences. the president campaigned-- he made it very clear, he made it very clear that he was supporting a tax cut for the middle class, that he wanted the expiration of the tax cuts for the high end. and the american people know that debate, they voted for him. >> warner: still, despite all the tough talk, reporter todd zwillich...
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candidate obama lied about hillary clinton... >> so shame on you, barack obama. >> suarez: romney himself also hit back earlier this week during a town hall event in grand junction, colorado. there he accused the president of pursuing policies -- such as the 2009 stimulus that resulted in jobs being created overseas. >> but it is interesting that when it comes to outsourcing that this president has been outsourcing a good deal of american jobs himself. by putting money into energy companies, solar and wind energy companies that end up making their products outside the united states. >> suarez: kiely says factcheck.org has looked at similar claims leveled by conservative groups in the past and found they too stretch the truth. >> we've found in many of the cases they are exaggerated or just flat out wrong. for example, the claim that 2.3 billion dollars in manufacturing tax credits has gone to solar companies that created jobs overseas there is another one about an automotive company, fisker, manufacturing cars in finland. yes, it did manufacture cars in finland, but the money that it rece
candidate obama lied about hillary clinton... >> so shame on you, barack obama. >> suarez: romney himself also hit back earlier this week during a town hall event in grand junction, colorado. there he accused the president of pursuing policies -- such as the 2009 stimulus that resulted in jobs being created overseas. >> but it is interesting that when it comes to outsourcing that this president has been outsourcing a good deal of american jobs himself. by putting money into...
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president obama had been in orlando, florida, last night. he delivered pizzas to a local campaign office but called off an appearance there today with former president clinton. >> which means that, you know, that's going to be putting a little bit more burden on folks in the field because i'm not going to be able to campaign quite as much over the next couple of days. >> woodruff: still neither side could afford to let sandy derail all campaigning. so mr. clinton soldiers on in his absence. >> i say let's give the jobs to the man who has done the job so he can finish the job. >> woodruff: in his white house statement on the hurricane tod today, the president said politics would simply take a back seat for now. >> i am not worried at this point about the impact on the election. i'm worried about the impact on families. i'm worry about the impact on our first responders. i'm worried about the impact on our economy. and on transportation. the election will take care of itself next week. >> woodruff: in all, the hurricane forced cancellation of
president obama had been in orlando, florida, last night. he delivered pizzas to a local campaign office but called off an appearance there today with former president clinton. >> which means that, you know, that's going to be putting a little bit more burden on folks in the field because i'm not going to be able to campaign quite as much over the next couple of days. >> woodruff: still neither side could afford to let sandy derail all campaigning. so mr. clinton soldiers on in his...